there's currently no 'ripple delete' functionality in Kdenlive ('ripple delete' is what it's called in Final Cut). This is the quickest method I've found (still slow compared to proprietary NLEs).let's say we want to remove 'DE' from the following clip:

ABCDEFGHNavigate (use J, K, L) to DClick the track(s) you want to cutShift+R to cut Navigate (use J, K, L) to Fhit 1 to set clip DEFGH's In Point to the current frame (F)ABCFGHhit your shortcut for the 'spacer' tool (mine is set to TClick in the gap and drag everything to the left.ABCFGH

it's faster than messing about with the scissors tool, but a lot slower than traditional 3-point editing in the timeline, which in FCP is just:ABCDEFGHNavigate (use J, K, L) to DI to set In PointNavigate (use J, K, L)to FO to set Out PointDelete/Remove to Ripple Delete.ABCFGH

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